Numbers 36

36:1 And the chief fathers of the families of the children of Gilead,
the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, of the families of the sons of
Joseph, came near, and spake before Moses, and before the princes, the
chief fathers of the children of Israel: 36:2 And they said, The LORD
commanded my lord to give the land for an inheritance by lot to the
children of Israel: and my lord was commanded by the LORD to give the
inheritance of Zelophehad our brother unto his daughters.36:3 And if they be married to any of the sons of the other tribes of
the children of Israel, then shall their inheritance be taken from the
inheritance of our fathers, and shall be put to the inheritance of the
tribe whereunto they are received: so shall it be taken from the lot
of our inheritance.36:4 And when the jubile of the children of Israel shall be, then
shall their inheritance be put unto the inheritance of the tribe
whereunto they are received: so shall their inheritance be taken away
from the inheritance of the tribe of our fathers.36:5 And Moses commanded the children of Israel according to the word
of the LORD, saying, The tribe of the sons of Joseph hath said well.36:6 This is the thing which the LORD doth command concerning the
daughters of Zelophehad, saying, Let them marry to whom they think
best; only to the family of the tribe of their father shall they
marry.36:7 So shall not the inheritance of the children of Israel remove
from tribe to tribe: for every one of the children of Israel shall
keep himself to the inheritance of the tribe of his fathers.36:8 And every daughter, that possesseth an inheritance in any tribe
of the children of Israel, shall be wife unto one of the family of the
tribe of her father, that the children of Israel may enjoy every man
the inheritance of his fathers.36:9 Neither shall the inheritance remove from one tribe to another
tribe; but every one of the tribes of the children of Israel shall
keep himself to his own inheritance.36:10 Even as the LORD commanded Moses, so did the daughters of
Zelophehad: 36:11 For Mahlah, Tirzah, and Hoglah, and Milcah, and
Noah, the daughters of Zelophehad, were married unto their father's
brothers' sons: 36:12 And they were married into the families of the
sons of Manasseh the son of Joseph, and their inheritance remained in
the tribe of the family of their father.36:13 These are the commandments and the judgments, which the LORD
commanded by the hand of Moses unto the children of Israel in the
plains of Moab by Jordan near Jericho.

Overview:
The inheritance of the daughters of Zelophehad. (1-4) The
daughters of Zelophehad are to marry in their own Tribe. (5-12)
Conclusion. (13)

1-4 The heads of the Tribe of Manasseh represent the evil which
might follow, if the daughters of Zelophehad should marry into
any other tribes. They sought to preserve the Divine appointment
of inheritances, and that contests and quarrels should not rise
among those who should come afterwards. It is the Wisdom and
duty of those who have estates in the world, to settle them, and
to dispose of them, So that No strife and contention may arise.

5-12 Those who consult the oracles of God, concerning the
making of their heavenly inheritance sure, shall not only be
directed what to do, but their inquiries shall be graciously
accepted. God would not have one Tribe enriched at the expense
of another. Each Tribe was to keep to its own inheritance. The
daughters of Zelophehad submitted to this appointment. How could
they fail to marry Well, when God himself directed them? Let the
people of God learn how suitable and proper it is, like the
daughters of Israel, to be united only to their own people.
Ought not every true believer in Jesus, to be very
attentive in the near and tender relations of Life, to be united
only to such as are united to the Lord? All our intentions and
inclinations ought to be subjected to the will of God, when that
is made known to us, and especially in contracting Marriage.
Although the Word of God allows Affection and preference in this
important relation, it does not sanction that foolish,
ungovernable, and idolatrous Passion, which cares not what may
be the End; but in defiance of authority, determines upon
self-gratification. All such conduct, however disguised, is
against common sense, the interests of society, the happiness of
the Marriage relation, and, what is still more evil, against the
religion of Christ.

13 These are the judgments the Lord commanded in the plains ofMoab. Most of them related to the settlement in Canaan, into
which the Israelites were now entering. Whatever new conditionGod, By his Providence, brings us into, we must Beg him to teach
us the duties of it, and to enable us to do them, that we may do
the work of the Day in its Day, the duty of a place in its
place.